Fretherne is located in the county of Gloucestershire, South West England, five miles north-west of the town of Stonehouse, eight miles south-west of the major city of Gloucester, 40 miles north-east of Cardiff, and 99 miles west of London. Fretherne lies eight miles south-east of the Herefordshire border. Fretherne falls within the district council of Stroud, under the county council of Gloucestershire. It is in the GL2 postcode district. The post town for Fretherne is Gloucester.
Fretherne is in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, the historic county of Gloucestershire, and the administrative county of Gloucestershire.
Ceremonial County | Gloucestershire |
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Historic County | Gloucestershire |
Administrative County | Gloucestershire |
Fretherne is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Gloucestershire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Gloucestershire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Fretherne is GL2 7JF.
Fretherne is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the GL2 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the GL2 postcode district.
The post town for Fretherne is Gloucester. Fretherne is in the GL2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Gloucester.
The centre of Fretherne is located at position 51.78078° latitude and -2.38745° longitude.
Latitude | 51.78078° |
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Longitude | -2.38745° |
The centre of Fretherne is located at the grid reference easting 373368 and northing 209194 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 373368 |
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Northing | 209194 |
Position of Fretherne relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Fretherne to the centre of the town.
Position of Fretherne relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Fretherne to the centre of the city.